Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-19
A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE.

Tribute to the Late Deacon Timothy
 Higgins of Plantsvine.
 In the death of Deacon Timothy Higgins, of Huntsville, at the advanced age of nearly eighty years there has passed away an other of Gods noblemen.
 The deceased was born in Milford Decem- Der 8, 1900. The latter part of his boyhood was spent in Wolcott, where he served an apprenticeship as tanner and currier, and when he had reached manhood's estate he had engaged in business for himself in the west part of Southington, now Huntsville, within few rods of the place where for nearly seventy years he has lived. By ener- gy, hard work and economy he built up successful and prosperous business. During these most active years the late Deacon Ed ward Twichell, who had learned his trade from him, was associated with him. Deacon Higgins retired from active business life about thirty years since, yet never up to his last days did he find time for idleness In the year 1854 he united with the Congrega- tional church under the pastorate of Rev. David l.. Ogden. He was chosen a deacon of this church in 1888, which office he held up to 1874, when by letter he united with the church at PlantsvilIe, and in con- neetlon with this church he was continued in this office up to his death. Deacon Hig- gins piety was cheerful, practical every day sort. Business was never allowed to in- tertere with the public or private duties of religion. Sunshine or storm found his seat in church on the Sabbath or other appointed services filled. Only within few years has there been any exception to this rule. Dea- con Higgins was a lover and diligent reader and student of the scriptures. In his theo1- ogy he was somewhat conservative, but sound. New departures or more liberal views found in hlm no defender, though he was ever ready to listen with respect to those with whom he differed. He was possessed of an unusually retentive memory, hence what he read and learned he could make available as time and place required. For nearly forty years he conducted the weekly Sat urday night prayer meeting of tbe neighborhood. He sang and prayed 'I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord," and found in him a cheerful, ready, zealous worker in such ways as love for Christ and his cause prompted. He was especially ac- tive in visiting among the poor and sick, 10th in the church and out of it, and in cases of deserving need his prayers and aims were had in remembrance in the sight of God. He was by nature avaricious, but the grace of God converted his pocket as well as his heart; hence it has been his delight for nearly half 8 century to contribute cheerful ly and in many instances generously to the varied benevolent objects of the day Every good work received his approval and such moral and material aid as broad Christian charity and the dictates of wise prudence suggested. He was friend of the oppressed when to be an anti-slavery man meant much; an ardent supporter of the temperance cause, he had hoped to live to see prohibition the law of the land. Perhaps no man in the community was better known or will be more generally missed. His erect, vigorous form, his cheerful word and pleasant smile for all, will not soon be for gotten. He married Jennett Garter Nov. 4, 1894, with whom he had lived nearly sixty three years, and who at the age of eighty-four still survives him, together with four ehil- dren-Mrs. J. B. Beadle, of New Haven; Mrs. E. P. Hotchkiss and Miss Hattie Hip- gins of Huntsville, and Rev. L. H. Higgins of Mt. Carmel. Deacon Higgins enjoyed the full possession of his faculties to the end: he had remarkable vigor of constitution owing in part to the fact that during this long De- riod of years he had only one severe sick. ness. He was at the last confined to the bed about two weeks with typhoid malarial fe- yer, which resulted in death Sept. 16. He f'rests from his labors and his works follow him." The funeral services will be attended to-day-Monday-at 215 o'clock, from his lese residence, conducted by Rev. Mr. Wood- worth, of Berlin, his sons and grandsons off. ciating as pallbearers. "P1KE.n